Input and Model Rules – Codeblocks

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If your inventor models contain logic rules.

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It's a good idea to review them with a focus on informed design best practices.

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Before publishing your product definition

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here, the original rule is restructured into two separate rules.

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First is an input rule to handle model parameter changes

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and also a model rule which uses the parameter

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changes to update or manipulate the inventor model.

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Essentially we separate the input

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logic rule from the model logic rule or rules

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so that the input rule can be disabled and run instead from informed design.

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Input rule.

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Functionalities include logic to set the

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minimum maximum or increment of parameter values

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as well as logic to set multi

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value parameter lists based on a condition or input value

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and logic that involves formulas and equations to

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drive input parameter values from other inputs.

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Model rule functionalities include those that manipulate the inventor model,

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including suppression states of features, components or constraints

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as well as adding or removing assembly components or constraints,

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setting component parameters or I property values

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and updating or saving the document.

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Input rules can exist in both logic and informed design

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so that the model can be configured in inventor

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as well as in rev it using informed design.

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However,

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we should ensure that logic input rules and

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the informed design input rules are not in conflict

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when using the model in informed design from rev it,

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any I logic rules that might be in the inventor model

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will be run after the informed design rules are run.

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So if there is a conflict I logic rules will have the last say in the result.

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In summary, it is best to keep logic input rules separate from model rules.

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Input rules only involve input parameters in

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the base model for driving configurations.

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Model rules involve manipulating the inventor model as a

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result of the parameter changes from input rules.